GLOSSODIA P.S. NEWS glossodia-p.school@det.nsw.edu.au T:4576 6099

THE TERM IS ALMOST DONE!

Term 2 is coming to a close and we are thankful for all the

opportunities our staff and school have offered to our students.

To name some:- Mothers’ day breakfast, Cross Country, District

Cross Country, Regional Cross Country, Choir, Percussion

group, 3 dance groups, Hawkesbury High Gala Day, War on

Waste Project, STEM weekly lessons, Keyboard lessons, Guitar

lessons, Track and Field Carnivals, Got It! program, Spelling

Bee, SRC Friendship Zone, Garden Club, Walk to School

Safely day, Life Skills Program, Life Education program, Stage

1 Mt Tomah excursion, Hawkesbury High Taster day, B Kinder

day, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, school orienteering,

Enrichment Program ……..

The list goes on. What a lucky bunch of students we have at

Glossodia!

WINTER SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

Our last day of term 2 is next Friday 5 July. School will resume

for students on Tuesday 23 July for another exciting term of

learning and growing. Our staff will be attending a training day

on Visible Learning with our Learning Community on the

Monday.

We wish all our families a safe and relaxing winter break.

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

The students who attended Charlie and The Chocolate Factory

last week had a wonderful time and thoroughly enjoyed the

performance.

POSTPONED ATHLETICS CARNIVAL

Tomorrow’s athletics carnival (field events) has been postponed

due to the wet weather a new date will be advised. Our

track events are next Wednesday 3 July. We wish all our

students good luck.

TERM 2 WEEK 9

25 June 2019

Wed 26 June –

POSTPONED Athletics

Carnival – Field Events

Mon 1 July – Keyboard

students Mini Concert at the

school assembly

Wed 3 July – Athletics

Carnival – Track Events

Thurs 4 July – Reports

home

Fri 5 July – Last day of

Term 2

Tues 23 July – Students

return for Term 3

Wed 24 July – NAIDOC

activities

Mon 29 July – Stage 3

Spelling Bee 1pm

Wed 31 July - Stage 2

Spelling Bee 1pm

Thur 1 Aug – Year 6

Claymation

Fri 2 Aug – Year 5

Claymation

DIARY DATES

NOTES AND MONEY DUE - Footsteps - Athletic Carnivals - Dance Group Costumes - Textbooks - Voluntary School Contribution

LSL

Ms King will be taking long service leave for these two weeks and for the first two weeks of

term 3. Mr deMattia will be taking 6K during this time.

CONDOLENCES

We send our condolences to Mrs Smith and her family on the loss of her mother.

NAIDOC WEEK

We will be running a range of activities for all students on Wednesday 24 July for NAIDOC

week. The students will be rotating around activities including Aboriginal dances by

Footsteps and Aboriginal games.

FOOTSTEPS DANCING TERM 3

Students will be involved in dance lessons during term 3 each week by the Footsteps

Dance Company. These dances will be used in our School Concert on Tuesday 24

September. Permission notes for the dance lessons have been sent home for parents.

ENRICHMENT COURSES

Students who have been accepted into an Enrichment Course must take their Student

Information Sheet with them to the host school. Courses will be running over the next 2

weeks at a variety of Hawkesbury schools. I know the students who are attending will enjoy

the experience. Student evaluations will be sent home.

END OF TERM PLANNING DAYS

Our teachers will be involved in planning days in the last week of this term to plan and write

units of work and scopes and sequences for the remainder of the year. Teachers will be

working in Stages to develop these together.

TERM 3 DATES

Some important dates for Term 3 for your diaries below;

Book Week Character Parade - 19 August

Education Week Open Day – 7 August

School Spectacular Concert – 24 September

SEMESTER ONE STUDENT REPORTS

The students’ Semester One report cards will be sent home on Thursday 4 July.

MUSIC STUDENTS’ MINI CONCERT

Students who have been learning the keyboard this term will be showing off their newly

acquired skills at our whole school assembly on Monday 1 July. This will take up 10 minutes

of our assembly.

K-2 ASSEMBLY

The next K-2 assembly will be tomorrow Wednesday 26 June at 2.30pm.

NATIONAL CONSISTENCY COLLECTION OF DATA ON SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH A

DISABILITY

Our school is participating in the collection of nationally consistent data on school students

with a disability. We will be collecting information available in the school about the support

that is being provided to students with a disability. This data will be provided to the Australian

Government from all NSW public schools in a confidential manner which will ensure privacy

and confidentiality of all students. The level of support for these children will differ greatly

from child to child and the level of adjustment is what we are focussing on. Please contact

Mrs Dorahy if you would like more information or go to the Australian Government

Department of Education http://education.gov.au/nationally-consistent-data-school-students-

disability

ROTARY PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION

Alex S represented our school in the Rotary Public Speaking competition last Monday

evening 17 June. Congratulations to Alex for winning the competition with an excellent

speech on “does school success determine success”. He showed great confidence and a

clear strong voice. Well done Alex.

SYDNEY WEST CROSS COUNTRY

Congratulations to our cross country team who competed last week. Special congratulations

to Jett who will now be competing in the State Championship at Eastern Creek on Friday 26

July 2019.

JULY P & C MEETING

Our next P & C meeting is next Tuesday evening 2 July at 7pm. All welcome.

FESTIVAL OF INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

Our small band of recorder players are off to the city for their rehearsal today. I know they will

enjoy the day with many other students.

FINAL ASSEMBLY FOR TERM

Next Monday is our last whole school assembly for the term. All are welcome.

LIFE SKILLS ~Week 7~ Taking Healthy Risks, strength and courage Change is a constant in each of our lives. Children all go through many transitions but everyone processes experiences in their own unique ways. Some transitions might be thought to be exciting or bring happiness (like moving on to a secondary school) but for some, change can be very frightening and can increase feelings of anxiety, fear or confusion. Despite this, transitions are experiences that yield learning and development and are important and necessary for everyone to experience. The Tools for Transition program was developed to assist children with these changes by providing them with tools that they can confidently draw upon to help them as they process these changes with more ease. This week we discussed healthy risks and how we can use it as a tool to build our courage to try new things and even make new friends. This week students were taught how we can access our breath to help us move through challenging situations.

Additionally, students discussed strength and why it is important to have both inner and outer strength. Students explored what inner strength is and how building courage and confidence help us in our lives. In Unit Two, students are encouraged to reflect on how using inner strength to take healthy risks can impact not only themselves but also their classmates, other students, their family and community members. Students learnt more about how mindfulness research has shown that techniques can be used to help train our brains to be more focused and help us to be more mindful, and contributing members in our community. Parents/Carers: Ask your child what is a ‘healthy risk’ they have taken this week? Family Self-care tip : remind yourself and everyone in your family that you are all doing your best in any given moment! Take a ‘healthy risk’ this week and try out a new recipe for dinner. Final Week~ Leadership and gratitude This was the final week of our Tools for Transition program. Students were excited to have a celebration to acknowledge all the hard work and wonderful tools they have learnt. In the final week, students delved into what is leadership and how they can be mindful leaders every day. Students discussed: Who are the leaders in our lives and what is it about them that makes them good leaders? Students were invited to take on leadership roles in the class and practise the skills they believe make a good leader. To conclude the program students explored the importance of having an attitude of gratitude and why it is so beneficial for us to practise this every day. Students learnt that practising gratitude daily actually increases our levels of happiness. They were encouraged to share with the class something they were grateful for whether it be a person, a thing or an experience. To conclude Unit Two students explored the importance of having an attitude of gratitude and why it is so beneficial for us to practise every day. Students learned that practising gratitude daily actually increases our levels of happiness and were encouraged to continue to choose to be grateful for all they have in their lives. Parents/Carers: Ask your child one thing they are most grateful for. Ask them to lead the family in something this week.

Family Self-care tip : At dinner tonight say one thing you are grateful for.

Final note: Through completing the Life Skills Group program: Tools for Transition, students have become increasingly aware of important values such as, respect, honesty, confidence and teamwork. The participants have demonstrated an understanding of body awareness, self-awareness, self regulation, self acceptance and problem solving skills. Students have been challenged individually and as a class and have had opportunities to develop their skills of cooperation through many partner, group and class opportunities. Students have built up a toolkit of coping strategies and experiences and will be able to apply them in the future when faced with challenges and changes. We know the students who participate in the Life Skills Group program are better trained to deal with life’s challenges, and in turn, maintain greater levels of happiness and confidence. As a parent or carer you may find it helpful to continue to refer back to some of Life Skills Group techniques when a difficult life situation surfaces to remind

students of their tools. Our hope is that your child carries these skills with them to utilise when ever they need. Life Skills Group is grateful to have been a part of your child’s Life Skills experience and have thoroughly enjoyed having each and every one of the children in our class. Each individual student adds something special to the class dynamic and it has been wonderful to see their skills and confidence grow!

B KINDER DAY

Our B Kinder day last Friday was a wonderful day to focus on being a better person and

being kind to someone. The students wrote special cards with thoughts to share. The SRC

did a great job leading the day.

FYI VISIBLE LEARNING FOCUS - FEEDBACK

Our teachers are focusing on feedback as part of their Visible Learning ongoing training.

Teachers, students and peers are focusing on feedback. We are developing the skill to give

and receive feedback to improve performance. In each lesson students are given a learning

intention and a success criteria. There is a set focus each lesson. If the focus in their writing

lesson is paragraphs, then spelling, punctuation etc are not marked. Please take this into

account when reflecting on your child’s work.

PREMIER’S SPELLING BEE The school Spelling Bee will be held in week 2 Term 3. Stage 3 will compete on Monday 29 July at 1pm and Stage 2 will compete on Wednesday 31 July at 1pm. Class Spelling Bees will be held before the end of Term 2.

You can access the word lists at The Premier’s Spelling Bee Wordlists

Due to copyright restrictions, you can access these lists by entering the password which is available from your child's class teacher. Children are encouraged to access the word lists and practise their spelling at home. Mrs Joyce

NETBALL CONGRATULATONS Congratulations to Ellodi for qualifying for the State Age Representative team for Hawkesbury. Good luck in the upcoming 3 day championship.

HIGH ACHIEVERS EAGLE AWARDS

EAGLE RIBBONS EAGLE BADGES KWA- Mason, Braxten 1/2B- Felicity, Ryder 1/2B- Xzavier (bronze) 1/2LW- Eva, Aiden, Lochlan, Hollie, Ruby F, Madden, Sophie, Dusten, Lacee, Sean,

1/2LW- Sophie (Bronze), Lacee (Bronze)

2/3F- Tallan 2/3F- Tallan (bronze) 3/4J- Charlee 3/4J- 4R- Tileah, Connor, Ebony, Reece 4R- Connor (Bronze)

5G- Maddison 5G- 6K- Candice, Isabelle Ca, Rhianna, Lillian, Chris, Kieran, Yasmin, Isabelle Ch, Leeah, Bailee

6K- Candice (Gold), Chris (Gold), Leeah (Silver), Bailee (Bronze)

3-6 ASSEMBLY AWARDS CITIZENSHIP AWARDS MERIT AWARDS 2/3F- Liam 3/4J- Wilson, Stan 3/4J- Alexis, Rachel, Blake 4R- Will, Taya 4R- Connor, Nick, Laura 5G –Sienna, Cleo 5G-Aliesha, Matthew, Zoe 6K- Kieran, Isabelle ch 6K- Candice, Leeah, Alex

PRINCIPAL’S AFTERNOON TEA KHP Zahria, Rubi KWA Tyler H, Braxten 1/2B Ayden W, Felicity

1/2LW Charli, Lochlan 2/3F Bianca, James 3/4J Ruby-Rose, Rohnan

4R Elliott, Deon 5G Aleisha, Isla 6K Hannah, Bailee

AUSSIES OF THE MONTH KHP Coby KWA Adelaide 1/2B Abby

1/2LW Sean 2/3F Liam 3/4J Harry

4R Madison 5G Isaac 6K Isabelle

ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD KHP Lacey- Rose KWA Isaac 1/2B Ryder

1/2LW Dusten 2/3F Tyler 3/4J Paige

4R Khloe 5G Julius 6K Brett

We would like to thank Melissa Adamietz of Key Real Estate for sponsoring our canteen

vouchers for our Aussies Of The Month and Encouragement award.

Glossodia P&C

Keeping you informed – all welcome

Next meeting: Tuesday 2 July 2019

Time 7.00pm in GPS Staffroom

Canteen Roster

WED 25 June Amanda B FRI 28 June Sharni S

Alison J Monique B

MON 1 July Melissa D Amy L

WED 3 July Kristy R Nicole G

FRI 5 July Natasha B Helen A

Canteen News

Please check Glossodia PS canteen

facebook page for opening dates for

Term 3.

UNIFORM SHOP ROSTER

Monday 1 July 2019

9.00 to 9.30am – Lyn Ashton

and 3.00 to 3.30pm – Jo Lamont

Monday 22 July

Staff Development Day

Student Bank Books are to be taken to the front

office on Wednesday mornings.